Money—it literally makes worlds go round, be they the real world or fantasy worlds. When you get right to it, money as a societal construct is what allows us as a species to barter with one another on a...
With the holidays coming soon, ever do they loom, I bring to life a man from that beloved cartoon. The Nightmare Before Christmas from Mr. Tim Burton, a movie you’ve heard of, I’m ever so certain. It’s a movie filled...
Helping new GMs gain confidence and feel comfortable running games is one of my goals for this blog. The last few months has been a social minefield though and our community has needed some support that I felt I...
I’ve been running and playing RPGs for a long time and one of the things that I often notice giving players and GMs a hard time are character backgrounds. Let me preface all this by saying the content of...
Last week I had a friendly chat with a fellow game designer who Third Party fans might recognize—N. Jolly, creative mind behind Purple Duck Games’ Kineticists of Polymorpha series, as well as Legendary Games’ Legendary Vigilantes. N. is a...
Ah, the investigator. Combat’s favorite punching bag. Many people believe that the investigator simply cannot keep up in the throngs of combat, what, with its limited ability to use studied strike and its lack of competitive damage options. Well,...
Managing a roleplaying game can sometimes feel like an overwhelming multi-tasked nightmare. From prep work like outlining a campaign or balancing encounters to in-game tasks like combat tracking and roleplaying multiple NPCs, there’s no shortage of jobs that a GM needs to...
Language is hard. There’s a dizzying array of ways to say anything you could possibly want, like “good” has 52 synonyms as per Thesaurus.com. Each of those synonyms also has its own definition and individual meaning. To reiterate; Language...
The other day I was skimming Facebook like I’m ought to do when I have far more important work assignments on my plate when I came across a Facebook post from my friend and business partner, Owen K.C. Stephens....
¡Saludos desde México! I’m currently in Guadalajara for business. However, that won’t stop me from sharing monsters with you. There are monsters all over the world and this time, I present you something with roots in Aztec and Maya...